Generally, with a large lattice misfit, dislocations tend to move smoothly via cross-slip in γ channels, and rapidly reorient themselves from the 〈110〉 to 〈100〉 direction on the surface of γ′ cuboids to form complete networks in single-crystal superalloys. However, in this study, dense and complete dislocation networks also formed in a single-crystal superalloy with a small γ/γ′ lattice misfit during high-temperature creep deformation. The abnormal densification of dislocation networks was proven to be related to the anomalous enrichment of W and Ta in γ′ phases during the secondary creep stage. Microstructural analysis suggested that anomalous enrichment contributed to an elevated antiphase boundary energy (APBE) of γ′ phases and led to more vacancies within the γ phase, promoting dislocation climb. The higher APBE of γ′ phases impeded dislocations from cutting into γ′ phases, providing enough time for interfacial dislocations to climb through vacancies and rotate to form dense dislocation networks.
{"title":"Abnormal densification of dislocation networks during creep deformation in a single crystal superalloy with a small γ/γ′ lattice misfit","authors":"Xipeng Tao, Xinguang Wang, Jinguo Li, Xiaofeng Sun, Yizhou Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116399","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116399","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Generally, with a large lattice misfit, dislocations tend to move smoothly via cross-slip in γ channels, and rapidly reorient themselves from the 〈110〉 to 〈100〉 direction on the surface of γ′ cuboids to form complete networks in single-crystal superalloys. However, in this study, dense and complete dislocation networks also formed in a single-crystal superalloy with a small γ/γ′ lattice misfit during high-temperature creep deformation. The abnormal densification of dislocation networks was proven to be related to the anomalous enrichment of W and Ta in γ′ phases during the secondary creep stage. Microstructural analysis suggested that anomalous enrichment contributed to an elevated antiphase boundary energy (APBE) of γ′ phases and led to more vacancies within the γ phase, promoting dislocation climb. The higher APBE of γ′ phases impeded dislocations from cutting into γ′ phases, providing enough time for interfacial dislocations to climb through vacancies and rotate to form dense dislocation networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116399"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116396
Sebastian Schäfer , François Willot , Hrishikesh Bale , Mansoureh Norouzi Rad , Stephen T. Kelly , Dirk Enke , Juliana Martins de Souza e Silva
Understanding the relationship between the structure of porous glasses and their failure behavior is crucial for developing reliable porous glasses for specific applications. In this study, we used nanometer resolution X-ray computed tomography (nano-CT) to image a controlled pore glass (CPG) with 400 nm-sized pores under in-situ uniaxial compression. Our results demonstrate that in-situ nano-CT is an excellent tool for identifying damage mechanisms in 400 nm pore glass. It allowed us to track changes in the shape of pores and pore walls during compression until the specimen failed. We also used computational tools to analyze the microstructural changes within the CPG sample, mapping displacements and strain fields. Additionally, we simulated the behavior of the CPG using a Fast Fourier Transform/Phase Field method. Both experimental and numerical data revealed local shear deformation occurring along bands, consistent with the appearance and propagation of ± 45-degree cracks.
{"title":"Intermittent in-situ high-resolution X-ray microscopy of 400-nm porous glass under uniaxial compression: Study of pore changes and crack formation","authors":"Sebastian Schäfer , François Willot , Hrishikesh Bale , Mansoureh Norouzi Rad , Stephen T. Kelly , Dirk Enke , Juliana Martins de Souza e Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116396","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116396","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the relationship between the structure of porous glasses and their failure behavior is crucial for developing reliable porous glasses for specific applications. In this study, we used nanometer resolution X-ray computed tomography (nano-CT) to image a controlled pore glass (CPG) with 400 nm-sized pores under <em>in-situ</em> uniaxial compression. Our results demonstrate that <em>in-situ</em> nano-CT is an excellent tool for identifying damage mechanisms in 400 nm pore glass. It allowed us to track changes in the shape of pores and pore walls during compression until the specimen failed. We also used computational tools to analyze the microstructural changes within the CPG sample, mapping displacements and strain fields. Additionally, we simulated the behavior of the CPG using a Fast Fourier Transform/Phase Field method. Both experimental and numerical data revealed local shear deformation occurring along bands, consistent with the appearance and propagation of ± 45-degree cracks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116396"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116388
Saho Yako, Myeong-heom Park, Nobuhiro Tsuji
deformation twinning commonly occurs in Mg/Mg alloys. In their polycrystals, however, twinning is not always activated at locations with high Schmid factor for twinning. It is believed that twinning behavior in polycrystalline Mg/Mg alloys can be understood with a consideration of interaction between adjacent twins as well as local deformation behavior on a micro- and meso‑structural scale. In this study, we theoretically estimate local plastic strain within twins by transforming coordinates and then compare it with that experimentally obtained from digital image correlation (DIC) analysis for understanding the reason for non-Schmid twinning in polycrystalline-Mg alloys. The theoretically estimated strain of twins was found to be in good agreement with the DIC-strain value. Furthermore, it was observed that the variant selection of twin can be explained by the compatibility parameter m’, rather than Schmid factor, suggesting that twin activation in polycrystalline-Mg is strongly influenced by adjacently appeared twins.
{"title":"Quantitative evaluation of local strain distribution induced by deformation twins and triggering effect of deformation twinning on neighboring grains in polycrystalline AZ31 magnesium alloys","authors":"Saho Yako, Myeong-heom Park, Nobuhiro Tsuji","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><math><mrow><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>10</mn><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>2</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow><mspace></mspace><mtext><</mtext><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>011</mn><mtext>></mtext></mrow></math></span> deformation twinning commonly occurs in Mg/Mg alloys. In their polycrystals, however, twinning is not always activated at locations with high Schmid factor for <span><math><mrow><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>10</mn><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>2</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow><mtext><</mtext><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>011</mn><mtext>></mtext></mrow></math></span> twinning. It is believed that twinning behavior in polycrystalline Mg/Mg alloys can be understood with a consideration of interaction between adjacent twins as well as local deformation behavior on a micro- and meso‑structural scale. In this study, we theoretically estimate local plastic strain within twins by transforming coordinates and then compare it with that experimentally obtained from digital image correlation (DIC) analysis for understanding the reason for non-Schmid twinning in polycrystalline-Mg alloys. The theoretically estimated strain of twins was found to be in good agreement with the DIC-strain value. Furthermore, it was observed that the variant selection of twin can be explained by the compatibility parameter <em>m</em>’, rather than Schmid factor, suggesting that twin activation in polycrystalline-Mg is strongly influenced by adjacently appeared twins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116388"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116387
Gaolei Xu , Yunqing Zhu , Lijun Peng , Xujun Mi , Haofeng Xie , Yicheng Cao , Xuehua Li
Cu-Ti alloys are key materials for use of next-generation high-strength elastic components to replace hazardous Cu-Be alloys, but the tensile strength and ductiltiy are difficult to cooperative control through the conventional aging treatment. In this study, we successfully induced an electric current pulse (ECP) to promote the nucleation and precipitation of metastable phases during the fabrication of Cu-Ti-Fe alloy. It is noteworthy that a large quantity of the nanoscale β'-Cu4Ti phase rapidly precipitated under an extremely short electropulse duration (90 s). After further aging, higher density and finer β'-Cu4Ti precipitates were detected in the matrix, which significantly hindered the occurrence of discontinuous precipitation (DP) behavior. Compared with traditional aging treatment, the tensile strength and elongation of alloy with ECP and aging increased by 103 MPa and 8%, respectively. These results provide guidance for the simultaneous strength–ductility enhancements of various metallic materials.
{"title":"Simultaneously enhancing the strength and ductility of Cu-Ti-Fe alloy through electric current pulse induced precipitation","authors":"Gaolei Xu , Yunqing Zhu , Lijun Peng , Xujun Mi , Haofeng Xie , Yicheng Cao , Xuehua Li","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cu-Ti alloys are key materials for use of next-generation high-strength elastic components to replace hazardous Cu-Be alloys, but the tensile strength and ductiltiy are difficult to cooperative control through the conventional aging treatment. In this study, we successfully induced an electric current pulse (ECP) to promote the nucleation and precipitation of metastable phases during the fabrication of Cu-Ti-Fe alloy. It is noteworthy that a large quantity of the nanoscale β'-Cu<sub>4</sub>Ti phase rapidly precipitated under an extremely short electropulse duration (90 s). After further aging, higher density and finer β'-Cu<sub>4</sub>Ti precipitates were detected in the matrix, which significantly hindered the occurrence of discontinuous precipitation (DP) behavior. Compared with traditional aging treatment, the tensile strength and elongation of alloy with ECP and aging increased by 103 MPa and 8%, respectively. These results provide guidance for the simultaneous strength–ductility enhancements of various metallic materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116387"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116393
Xiao Wang , Guoqiang Luo , Qinqin Wei , Yi Sun , Wei Huang , Jian Peng , Jian Zhang , Qiang Shen
Refractory alloys with high-temperature softening resistance are crucial for extreme high-temperature components in aerospace and weapon equipment. Traditional alloys and single-phase refractory high-entropy alloys suffer from unstable microstructures and loss of strength at high temperatures. Here we report a strategy to obtain a superior strong high-entropy alloy by introducing carbides to form micro-nano scale eutectic and eutectoid structures. These metal-carbide interfaces remain stable under high-temperature deformation and exhibit strong dislocation blocking effects. The ultrafine eutectoid structure provides a primary strengthening effect due to its numerous enhanced phase interfaces. The resulting alloy achieves a high temperature yield strength of 1.17 GPa at 1473 K and 0.92 GPa at 1673 K. This work provides valuable insights for optimizing the high-temperature performance and microstructure design of high-temperature composites to further extend their potential applications in high-temperature areas.
{"title":"Superior high-temperature strength of a carbide-reinforced high-entropy alloy with ultrafine eutectoid structure","authors":"Xiao Wang , Guoqiang Luo , Qinqin Wei , Yi Sun , Wei Huang , Jian Peng , Jian Zhang , Qiang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116393","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116393","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Refractory alloys with high-temperature softening resistance are crucial for extreme high-temperature components in aerospace and weapon equipment. Traditional alloys and single-phase refractory high-entropy alloys suffer from unstable microstructures and loss of strength at high temperatures. Here we report a strategy to obtain a superior strong high-entropy alloy by introducing carbides to form micro-nano scale eutectic and eutectoid structures. These metal-carbide interfaces remain stable under high-temperature deformation and exhibit strong dislocation blocking effects. The ultrafine eutectoid structure provides a primary strengthening effect due to its numerous enhanced phase interfaces. The resulting alloy achieves a high temperature yield strength of 1.17 GPa at 1473 K and 0.92 GPa at 1673 K. This work provides valuable insights for optimizing the high-temperature performance and microstructure design of high-temperature composites to further extend their potential applications in high-temperature areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116393"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116391
Shubhangini Yadav, Varun A. Baheti
The V-Zn phase diagram became available after 1990. The existence of the VZn16 phase has been questioned mainly. A solid–state diffusion experiment is conducted to reinvestigate the stability of phases. The interdiffusion zone is examined using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Our analysis confirms that VZn16 is one of the stable phases. Additionally, the growth of the VZn9 product phase is observed in the V/Zn diffusion couple, indicating that this newly discovered phase is also stable. Furthermore, the formation of the Kirkendall voids is observed in the VZn3 phase, which can affect the physico–mechanical reliability of any component during load-bearing application. Moreover, this study's findings could also be beneficial for the ongoing efforts of designing promising Zn–based biomaterials.
{"title":"Phase evolutions and the growth of Kirkendall voids in the V–Zn system","authors":"Shubhangini Yadav, Varun A. Baheti","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The V-Zn phase diagram became available after 1990. The existence of the VZn<sub>16</sub> phase has been questioned mainly. A solid–state diffusion experiment is conducted to reinvestigate the stability of phases. The interdiffusion zone is examined using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Our analysis confirms that VZn<sub>16</sub> is one of the stable phases. Additionally, the growth of the VZn<sub>9</sub> product phase is observed in the V/Zn diffusion couple, indicating that this newly discovered phase is also stable. Furthermore, the formation of the Kirkendall voids is observed in the VZn<sub>3</sub> phase, which can affect the physico–mechanical reliability of any component during load-bearing application. Moreover, this study's findings could also be beneficial for the ongoing efforts of designing promising Zn–based biomaterials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116391"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116390
Zihao Wang , Houzhi Liu , Yutaka Watanabe , Tetsuo Shoji , Xiangyu Zhong , Zhengcao Li , Sergio Lozano-Perez
In this article, we introduce a novel in-situ hydrogen charging method for stress corrosion cracking (SCC) testing in a high-temperature and high-pressure water environment at 325 °C for the first time. This method effectively mitigates the interference of the electrochemical charging on the corrosion potential, and the limitation of maintaining a stable hydrogen concentration in the materials using any pre-charge methods. This approach ensures a sufficient and stable amount of diffusible hydrogen (DiffH) within the alloy matrix, which effectively maximizes the effect of diffusible hydrogen in the matrix influencing SCC at high temperatures. Post-experimental characterization reveals that DiffH has a significant impact on the oxidation behaviour near the crack tip. Notably, diffusion induced grain boundary migration (DIGM) is greatly reduced while the preferential intergranular oxidation is still present, suggesting a complex role of DiffH on SCC.
{"title":"Diffusible hydrogen facilitated stress corrosion cracking in 316 stainless steel using in-situ gaseous hydrogen charging in simulated PWR environment","authors":"Zihao Wang , Houzhi Liu , Yutaka Watanabe , Tetsuo Shoji , Xiangyu Zhong , Zhengcao Li , Sergio Lozano-Perez","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this article, we introduce a novel in-situ hydrogen charging method for stress corrosion cracking (SCC) testing in a high-temperature and high-pressure water environment at 325 °C for the first time. This method effectively mitigates the interference of the electrochemical charging on the corrosion potential, and the limitation of maintaining a stable hydrogen concentration in the materials using any pre-charge methods. This approach ensures a sufficient and stable amount of diffusible hydrogen (DiffH) within the alloy matrix, which effectively maximizes the effect of diffusible hydrogen in the matrix influencing SCC at high temperatures. Post-experimental characterization reveals that DiffH has a significant impact on the oxidation behaviour near the crack tip. Notably, diffusion induced grain boundary migration (DIGM) is greatly reduced while the preferential intergranular oxidation is still present, suggesting a complex role of DiffH on SCC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116390"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646224004251/pdfft?md5=757407cce6af68c596facc399c5ac204&pid=1-s2.0-S1359646224004251-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116373
Luis Granadillo , Joshua Snyder , Zhiyong Xia , Ian McCue
Due to their high surface-to-volume ratios, nanoporous metals are being explored for a range of catalytic and structural applications. However, these materials have thermodynamically unstable morphologies and degrade via coarsening at elevated temperatures. One potential mitigation strategy is to introduce atomic species that inhibit diffusional transport, but there is limited mechanistic understanding. To begin addressing this knowledge gap, the impact of a slow-diffusing dopant on the coarsening behavior of a nanoporous metal is studied using kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. The simulations were analyzed using reaction models and isoconversional analyses to extract constitutive coarsening laws, which confirm a coarsening exponent associated with classical surface diffusion. In addition, a rate equation is derived for the role of alloying dopants. It is found that only a few atomic percent is needed to stymie coarsening over experimentally relevant timescales, which has broad implications for the future design and tailoring of these materials.
{"title":"Coarsening kinetics of alloy-doped nanoporous metals","authors":"Luis Granadillo , Joshua Snyder , Zhiyong Xia , Ian McCue","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to their high surface-to-volume ratios, nanoporous metals are being explored for a range of catalytic and structural applications. However, these materials have thermodynamically unstable morphologies and degrade via coarsening at elevated temperatures. One potential mitigation strategy is to introduce atomic species that inhibit diffusional transport, but there is limited mechanistic understanding. To begin addressing this knowledge gap, the impact of a slow-diffusing dopant on the coarsening behavior of a nanoporous metal is studied using kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. The simulations were analyzed using reaction models and isoconversional analyses to extract constitutive coarsening laws, which confirm a coarsening exponent associated with classical surface diffusion. In addition, a rate equation is derived for the role of alloying dopants. It is found that only a few atomic percent is needed to stymie coarsening over experimentally relevant timescales, which has broad implications for the future design and tailoring of these materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116373"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116346
Jiyun Kang, C. Cem Tasan
Mechanically-induced twinning is considered a beneficial deformation micro-mechanism, primarily due to the dynamic Hall-Petch effect arising from grain size refinement through twinning processes. Yet, in alloys where damage initiation is strongly texture-dependent, the orientation change associated with mechanically-induced twinning can also yield advantagenous outcomes. To demonstrate this, we employ high-resolution in-situ microstructure-based digital image correlation (μ-DIC) techniques to investigate strain heterogeneity modulated by the activation of extension twinning and its macroscopic consequences in a titanium alloy. Our observations reveal the formation of intense strain localization bands due to pyramidal I <c+a> slip activation in the early plasticity regime (ε∼0.01). However, the intensity of these bands diminishes as twins nucleate and propagate. As deformation progresses, the strain distribution becomes more uniform across the microstructure, attributed to strain delocalization effects caused by twin propagation. Quantitative damage analysis suggests that strain delocalization by twin activation can enhance microstructural damage resistance.
机械诱导孪晶被认为是一种有益的变形微观机制,这主要是由于通过孪晶过程细化晶粒尺寸所产生的动态霍尔-佩奇效应。然而,在损伤起始强烈依赖于纹理的合金中,与机械诱导孪晶相关的取向变化也会产生有利的结果。为了证明这一点,我们采用基于微观结构的高分辨率原位数字图像相关(μ-DIC)技术,研究了钛合金中{101¯2}延伸孪晶的激活所调制的应变异质性及其宏观后果。我们的观察结果表明,在塑性早期(ε∼0.01),由于金字塔 I <c+a>滑移激活,形成了强烈的应变定位带。然而,随着{101¯2}孪晶的成核和扩展,这些条带的强度逐渐减弱。随着变形的进行,整个微观结构的应变分布变得更加均匀,这归因于孪晶扩展引起的应变分散效应。定量损伤分析表明,{101¯2}孪晶活化引起的应变分散可以增强微结构的抗损伤能力。
{"title":"Beyond the dynamic Hall-Petch effect: Mechanical twinning for microscopic strain delocalization","authors":"Jiyun Kang, C. Cem Tasan","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116346","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116346","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mechanically-induced twinning is considered a beneficial deformation micro-mechanism, primarily due to the dynamic Hall-Petch effect arising from grain size refinement through twinning processes. Yet, in alloys where damage initiation is strongly texture-dependent, the orientation change associated with mechanically-induced twinning can also yield advantagenous outcomes. To demonstrate this, we employ high-resolution in-situ microstructure-based digital image correlation (μ-DIC) techniques to investigate strain heterogeneity modulated by the activation of <span><math><mo>{</mo><mn>10</mn><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mn>2</mn><mo>}</mo></math></span> extension twinning and its macroscopic consequences in a titanium alloy. Our observations reveal the formation of intense strain localization bands due to pyramidal I <c+a> slip activation in the early plasticity regime (<em>ε</em>∼0.01). However, the intensity of these bands diminishes as <span><math><mo>{</mo><mn>10</mn><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mn>2</mn><mo>}</mo></math></span> twins nucleate and propagate. As deformation progresses, the strain distribution becomes more uniform across the microstructure, attributed to strain delocalization effects caused by twin propagation. Quantitative damage analysis suggests that strain delocalization by <span><math><mo>{</mo><mn>10</mn><mover><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mn>2</mn><mo>}</mo></math></span> twin activation can enhance microstructural damage resistance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116346"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-23DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116389
Shohei Ueki , Shigekazu Morito
The yielding behaviour and deformed microstructure of lath martensite blocks in ultra-low carbon steel were examined using micro-sized tensile specimens with different habit-plane orientations to elucidate anisotropic slip behaviour. The resolved shear stress at 0.2 % proof stress for slips parallel to the habit plane was lower than that for slips across the habit plane. Post-yielding electron backscatter diffraction analysis demonstrated that slip transfer across sub-block and lath boundaries occurred readily in the in-habit-plane direction, and with difficulty in the out-of-habit-plane direction, owing to the interaction between incident and low-angle grain (sub-block and lath) boundary dislocations after the onset of plastic deformation. These findings suggest that the anisotropic and localised slip behaviour in martensite blocks is due to differences in the interaction between activated dislocations and low-angle grain boundaries, depending on the habit-plane orientation.
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